Research Register

Register of Research in Progress at NRH

Research Project

To Assess the New Music Therapy Assessment Tool for Awareness in Disorders of Consciousness (MATADOC), identifying its benefits in assessing patients’ levels of response, contributing to diagnosis and treatment planning as well as monitoring change in disorder of consciousness (DOC) patients

Researcher/ Lead Investigator

Ms. Rebecca O’Connor, Senior Music Therapist, NRH

Principal Investigator

Dr. Mark Delargy, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, NRH

Co-Investigator

Ms. Dee Grey, Music Therapist, NRH

Research Duration

March 2013- Ongoing

Research Project

A Service Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of an Education Group in an Outpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation Setting

Assessing the Impact of Previous experience, and Attitudes towards Technology, on Levels of Engagement in a Virtual Reality based Occupational Therapy Intervention for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Researcher

Mr. Paul O’Raw, School of Psychology, UCD

Principal Investigator

Dr. Manus McCaughey, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, NRH

Co-Investigator

Mr. Paul O’Raw, School of Psychology, UCD

Research Duration

Completed 2007

Research Project

Evaluation of a Coping Effectiveness Training Programme in a Spinal Cord Injured Population